Category: R&B
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Alicia Keys is one of the greatest songwriters of our time. I don’t think there are many people who’d disagree with that. And if you do disagree, chances are you’ll change your opinion after watching this emotive video and listening to her inspirational lyrics. You could consider it a church song and preachy at that,…
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If you miss All Saints, chances are you’ll fall head over heels in love with this gorgeous gem, just as we did, being that its beats and melody would seem to be a deliberate homage to Saints’ “Pure Shores.” That aside, “Can’t Stop The Love” is a lovely mid-tempo number with a positive message and…
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It’s smooth, it’s punchy, it’s… disco-hop! Or you could call it hip-hop flavored, bouncy R&B. Whatever you wish. But there’s no deny that these beats are infectious and Trey’s hook is even more contagious.
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Sometimes a remix can be so good that the artist being remixed will actually drop it before releasing their original album version. Such is the case with this remix of Young & Sick’s “Ghost of a Chance” by RAC. Since we haven’t heard the original version of the song, it’s tough to compare them, but…
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Maudlin Strangers is the current project of vocalist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jake Hays, an all-around one man band and a talented one at that. “Overdose” is the title track from his forthcoming EP, which we are dying to hear now. As dark as it is seductive, the electro-embellished song is centered around a thick, deep…
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Imagine, if you will, Robin Thicke collaborating with The Weeknd. Not the Robin Thicke of his recent album Paula though. We’re talking about the Robin Thicke of “Blurred Lines” fame. You take that song, make the vocals deeper, speed it up a bit, and give it a murky sound and, voila, you’ve got Erik Hassle’s…
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To my ears, this song is pure witch house, which isn’t surprising, since he uses the character ‡ in his name… Yes, there are R&B and industrial influences, but the end result strikes me as witch house… Not sure that’s what he considers it though, as there’s no mention of the genre in the bio…
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Mo Parker is actually two people: Classically and jazz trained pianist and singer Mo and trippy R&B beat-maker Domzilla. Their union here couldn’t possibly be more intriguing as Mo’s piano and soulful vocals ride Domzilla’s super deep, low end bass perfectly, resulting in something that sounds like a slightly more organic Massive Attack. Perhaps it’s…
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Houses’ vocalist and Diplo protege Dexter Tortoriello has released his debut solo album as Dawn Golden. It’s called Still Life and it comes courtesy of Downtown Records and Mad Decent. But you should forget that I’ve just written this because, really, the record is nothing like what you’d expect from anyone associated with Diplo or…
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We’ve had this intoxicating tune by Mo Parker on repeat for half an hour. It’s a haunting mix of deep soul with dark R&B, but it’s also very trippy — you’d think Massive Attack produced it — with lots of subtle electronic embellishments. If The Weeknd and James Blake collaborated, it would surely sound something…
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Ultra-catchy song that embraces being a little crazy. Nothing wrong with that! We’ve all got the chorus stuck in our heads now. Speaking of which, we love her lyrics. She’s witty and sarcastic, so cheers to her for that.
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Fefe Dobson has never really gotten our attention before, but we must admit this is one catchy pop song with a positive message. “Three strikes / We tried / Now I’m in better hands,”goes the especially upbeat chorus. You could look at it as a song telling women to finally get out of abusive relationships,…
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Lemaitre’s “High Tide” is one of those wonderful songs that defies genre distinctions. On one hand, you could call it pop. You could even get specific and call it piano pop — and it’s got plenty of invigorating piano, to be sure… Meanwhile, Lemaitre’s vocals are R&B smooth, though it’s not actually an R&B song……
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I read a lot of artist bios and they tend to all sound the same after a while. It seems like they’re all about growing up in a small, rural town and then moving to New York City or Los Angeles to make it big in the music business. While it’s nice to read about…
